Wisconsin Baby Fun

We had a great time this weekend in Wisconsin, where Matt's sisters Sarah and Emily and his mom threw us a lovely baby shower. It was fun to see family and friends and be able to bring the little peanut to a shower, where she got LOTS of diapers and fun books and outfits. It was especially fun to introduce Madeleine to her cousins Lilly and Isabelle, and she seemed just as intrigued by them as they were by her! She was quite well behaved at the shower, and even better—she slept during the whole five-hour drive down there and nearly the whole way back. Ka-ching! Her dad thinks we need to buy an RV and just keep moving, like sharks. The only downside to the weekend was getting home to discover our electricity had been off for 24 hours after strong storms in our neck of the woods. We headed to my parents' house and managed to salvage some of the white gold from the freezer. The electricity finally came back today and we are at home and relaxing it up.


What a cake! One layer lemon pound cake with lemon curd and ginger, and the other orange cake with an orange mousse filling. Delicious. No wonder there was a cake frenzy!


Lots of baby experts!

Bonus: My dad went outside this morning to look at the dent in the Volvo, came back in to get a crowbar and managed to bend it back into place in about three minutes. It still ain't that pretty, but at least you can open the passenger door.